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C O N F I D E N T I A L KHARTOUM 000365 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2016 
TAGS: PREL SU KPKO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HATTING 
 
REF: SECSTATE 23622 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affairs Cameron Hume for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d 
) 
 
¶1.  (C) On February 14 CDA Hume spoke again with MFA Under 
Secretary Mutriff regarding the need to arrange a transition 
 
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of peace-keeping responsibility in Darfur from the African 
Union to the United Nations.  Hume pointed out that the 
immediate need was for an African Union request to the UN for 
re-hatting.  Such a request would facilitate the holding of a 
donors, conference to arrange funding for the continuation 
of the AMIS operation until such time as the UN would assume 
responsibility.  The United States was a strong supporter of 
AMIS and would continue its support during this transitional 
period.  However, it was important that the UN move forward 
with its planning now. 
 
¶2.  (C) Mutriff did not respond directly.  He recalled that 
he and the CDA had discussed this issue previously and stated 
that the government was still considering its position.  It 
had put off is own scheduled consultations with the African 
Union in Addis on February 14 because its own position was 
not yet set, and it had requested the AU to postpone its 
scheduled meeting with international partners set for 
February 15.  Mutriff said that President Bashir was 
currently visiting southern Sudan with VP Kiir and that the 
government would not have an official position on this issue 
until after the president,s return. 
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